押

yāㄧㄚ

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HSK 7 TOCFL 7

Meaning

Meanings

1
to mortgage
2
to pawn
3
to detain in custody
4
to escort and protect
5
(literary) to sign

Examples

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我在這匹馬上押五英鎊的賭注。

I bet five pounds on the horse.

Characters

Character breakdown

甲

jiǎ

first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]

Related: 押

抵押

dǐ yā

to provide (an asset) as security for a loan

押金

yā jīn

deposit

Stroke practice

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